“The greed to be loved is a fearful thing. Some of those who say (and almost with pride) that they live only for love come, at last, to live in incessant resentment.”
The Sermon and the Lunch
(Published 9/21/1945 in Church of England Newspaper)
Month: September 2013
QUIZ: September 21, 2013
Lewis wrote many books about the Christian faith, but what title published this month was unique?
FACT: September 21, 2013
“The Sermon and the Lunch” was first published on this date in 1945 in Church of England Newspaper. It’s now in God in the Dock.
C.S. Lewis From Only Surviving Broadcast Talk
Instead of a repeat interview this week I’m sharing a special recording of C.S. Lewis’s actual voice! The following is the only surviving recording (from three that were made) from the broadcast talks he did that eventually became Mere Christianity. It was recorded on March 21, 1944 and heard on the BBC on April 4, …
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Remembering Four Signs (CSLM-26)
Do you have a great memory? Jill Pole definitely needed one in her first adventure in Narnia!
QUIZ: September 20, 2013
What two books with similar titles dealing with fictional works by Lewis and/or articles he wrote about literature were published after his death this month?
FACT: September 20, 2013
Christian Behaviour, the third BBC series for #CSLewis began on this day in 1942. The first talk was “The Three Parts of Morality.”
QUOTE: September 20, 2013
“Think of humanity as a band playing a tune. To get a good result, you need two things . Each player’s individual instrument must be in tune and also each must come in at the right moment so as to combine with all the others.”
The Three Parts of Morality
(Broadcast on BBC on 9/20/1942; Chapter one from Book Three, Christian Behaviour in Mere Christianity)
QUOTE: September 19, 2013
“Joy is not a substitute for sex; sex is very often a substitute for Joy. I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for Joy.”
Surprised By Joy
(Published 9/19/1955)
QUIZ: September 19, 2013
It’s no secret that J.R.R. Tolkien didn’t like the Narnia stories, however, what was a key problem he had with the first published story?